Is it pretentious to add "selected transaction experience" section for an internship
Upcoming SA, didn't do a section like this for previous internship. This one is at a bigger firm. Should I add a section like this for FT recruiting?
I interned at a small private equity firm and included selected transaction experience. Not only did it improve my resume by allowing me to add 3 bullet points each to two projects, thus allowing me to remove some less relevant filler stuff on my resume, but I was also asked about these projects almost exclusively through recruiting. For me, I was able to talk about each one extremely well and always had really solid answers. I thought it was something that made me stand out and let them know I really worked on it as opposed to just writing buzz words to make it seem like I did.
If you know the projects and can answer questions about them well, I'd say it can't hurt (I felt the same way regarding pretentiousness but ultimately it got me the offer I wanted so who knows). To caveat, I would usually go into my answer saying something like "Given my internship was at a very small firm, I was very fortunate to take on some unique experiences". I thought that would offset the "flex" of having selected transaction experience.
very helpful, thanks!
May Allah have mercy on your soul
Thanks, slime
No it's not, and it's the industry standard once you have actual deal experience.
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